Quality and Speed in Administrative Decision-making: Tension or Balance?

Quality and Speed in Administrative Decision-Making: Tension or Balance? presents six national perspectives on the issues surrounding legislation brought in to deal with the consequences of the economic crisis. It also includes a comparative overview comparing and contrasting national approaches with regards to finding a balance between the pace of proceedings and the quality of administrative and judicial decisions

In various European countries, such as France, Italy, and the Netherlands, lawmakers have adopted legislation in order to deal with the consequences of the economic crisis. These laws contain provisions aimed at speeding up administrative decision-making and judicial proceedings which have an impact on various provisions of general administrative law. Alongside the aim of facing the economic crisis, these measures aim to make administrative law more up-to-date to meet the needs of contemporary society. However, acceleration measures concerning decision-making and judicial proceedings may clash with the need to preserve the quality of these proceedings. This book presents six national perspectives on these issues, together with an overview comparing and contrasting national approaches with regards to finding a balance between the pace of proceedings and the quality of administrative and judicial decisions. This book will be of interest to academics of European and comparative administrative law, as well as policy-makers at the national and European level. (Series: Ius Commune Europaeum, Vol. 155) [Subject: Comparative Law, Administrative Law, European Law]